what are your personal to-do lists
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Posted on Jul 26, 2004 05:46 pm
flame
...bringing sexy back
Member Since: Jul 01, 2002
im not talking, do the shopping, take the dog out etc, im wondering what things you wanna achieve musically that youre working on or thinking about right now
my top three are
1. learn to make my own distortion pedal
2. learn to programme kick *** drums like ya get in electronic music
3. be bigger than the beatles
modest aims im sure youll agree...
what are yours guys and gals? bring em on!
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Jul 26, 2004 07:17 pm those are great goals. mine is to finish this damn song.
also
1. learn to use compression TO TASTE
2. get a full-sounding mix by mixing/panning the guitars and drums and bass in a solid-sounding way. (hit or miss so far)
3. make every new song better than the last by paying more attention to the reason behind the chord resolutions--the tensions of the progression and such--and not being afraid to add tiny transitions of a measure or two.
basic stuff for me still.
Jul 26, 2004 07:36 pm Well flame, if you're looking to make a distortion pedal, go to diystompboxes.com or runoffgroove.com for more info. I've made a few really nice sounding ones from the information on those sites. I'd suggest the Big Daddy distortion from runoffgroove. It's got REALLY good picking dynamics and a pretty decent amount of distortion with a small parts-count. As for my to-do list, it would prolly be:
1. Learn to write lyrics. My problem seems to be that I cant write lyrics that are meaningful enough to go with the music that I write.
2. Complete an ENTIRE song, rather than having a zillion recordings of guitar licks, drum beats and vocal parts.
3. Repeat #2 five times (at least).
4. Keep on making music!
HuePinnipedal Czar (: 3= Member
Since: Apr 11, 2004
Jul 26, 2004 07:38 pm
1- Replace the hot water tank that expired, and flooded the studio .
2- Clean-up the big mess .
3- Replace the sub-flooring .
4- Make that smell go away .
5- Thank the Gods that the instruments, and equipment wern't dammaged !
6- Write a blues album !
olddogMember
Since: Jul 02, 2003
Jul 26, 2004 11:32 pm hmmmm....
1. Get close to my full vocal range back
2. Get better at recording & mixing
3. Learn to play the drums (I can finally do some simple stuff now)
4. Finish the 4 songs I've got on the burner (see #1 LOL)
5. Get the 2 brand new 2004 songs I'm working on done in 2004
6. Already tried to be bigger than the Beatles, looks like I failed that one <G>
Dan
cooloFrisco's Most UnderratedMember
Since: Jan 28, 2003
Jul 27, 2004 12:19 am 1) Finish up my groups EP. mixing, mixing, more mixing, a little recording, mixing, mixing, and mastering.
2) Finish my Christmas songs that I started last year, but didn't finish in time.
3) Record the chim chim song.
guitwizzNothing doesnt give me gasMember
Since: May 25, 2004
Jul 27, 2004 03:53 am 1) Hope that I dont set any goals that in no way obtainable...the Beatles, please..... maybe bigger than a "Champagne supernova" in the sky.....???
See stupid lyrics dot kohm, im sure they are there!!! heheheh
flame...bringing sexy backMember
Since: Jul 01, 2002
Jul 27, 2004 06:20 am to be bigger than oasis would do me...anyways, thanks for the links guitarlord, useful them!
just gotta learn how to read scematics properly now!
HuePinnipedal Czar (: 3= Member
Since: Apr 11, 2004
Jul 27, 2004 06:50 am If I can get that mess in the studio cleaned-up before I lose-it, I WILL be bigger than Oasis . "Faster than a cannonball"... pffft.
I'll tell y'a where I was, while you were getting high, buddy !... cleaning a mess ! LOL
vdalehubbardLost for words with all to say.Contributor
Since: Sep 12, 2003
Jul 27, 2004 07:14 am 1. Just found out that Wilmington, NC needs a demo PRONTO since we are playing the River Festival in October. Got to finish the 3 songs we have!!
2. Be a bigger "Wonderwall" then Oasis
Ok, maybe not number 2.
shepherdsampatron saint of quality footwearMember
Since: May 30, 2002
Jul 27, 2004 07:50 am 1. collect underwear.
2. ?
3. profit.
TheTincanbugsloppy dice, drinks twiceMember
Since: Aug 05, 2003
Jul 27, 2004 08:09 am 1. Find a job. While acheiving this, do the following...
a. Finish some of the multiple projects I have now.
b. Find sites with sound bites from cheesy old sci-fi and monster movies, and build the collection of samples I'll need to complete one particular musical project
c. Clean the house
d. Work on personal website
Jul 27, 2004 08:11 am Flame...here yi go:
1. Finish this EP I've been doing since last October (and really for the last 10 years!)
2. Learn to play the BAGPIPES and maybe even obtain a decent set !! WAY LOUD (this is for recording of course)
3. Hit the bars, clubs and other giggin holes roond Edinburgh and be sucessful.
So...my ambition really is to record a kick *** EP (now almost an album of sorts), take it oot and play live then sell out some gigs and get some real fanbase goin!
We can but dream...
Coco.
P.S. Another one would be to be able to replicate my recorded sound for more than 2 weeks i.e. I get a killer cut, record it, change it then canny get it back again!
Jul 27, 2004 08:22 am - figure out WTF is the login/logout issue at HRC
- finish my CMS's next version
- finish my FormM@iler script's next, multilingual version (literally thousands of people use this script to process forms into mail on their web site)
- run an entension fusebox to my basement, then over the winter, finish the basement into a wicked cool home theatre
- finish my EP
I am taking next week off, and a week at the end of September to go on vacation to New Mexico to try and get abducted by aliens on the Alien highway, visit as close to Area 51 as I can get, stop over at Vegas, maybe hit Carlsbad Caverns and stuff like that.
Jul 27, 2004 08:36 am Hey DB
If you get taken over by aliens who will run the empire??
Unless you comute from mars!
Failing that - you can run a golden ticekt comp ala Willie Wonka!
I'll win..wooohooooo!
Coco
TheTincanbugsloppy dice, drinks twiceMember
Since: Aug 05, 2003
Jul 27, 2004 09:36 am ....appended to list:
e. work on guitar track project for coco!
flame...bringing sexy backMember
Since: Jul 01, 2002
Jul 27, 2004 10:14 am and today i will be mostly working on my guitar pedal, got all the bits i need now, just need to try get it working and drill some holes...
WaltChief Cook and Bottle WasherMember
Since: May 10, 2002
Jul 27, 2004 11:30 pm Reassemble the study and master bedroom after painting.
Paint the guest bedroom
Reassemble the upstairs bathroom after replacing all tile wallboard and repainting (boneheads who build home forgot sheet of green board behind tile)
Clean the paint off the rest of the house.
Put all of my tools away.
Clean garage and basement.
Mow lawn and finish triming trees / bushes.
Find time to practice upright bass.
Find time to play bass guitar.
Use camper before winter comes.
Start on Flames brass part for song.
Start recording three female vocalists that I have put off hoping to shower prior to recording them (back to tile delima).
Cut my mother-in-laws carpet.(three days late and running)
Finish closing down auto repair shop.
Quit writing in this thread as it is depressing me!
guitwizzNothing doesnt give me gasMember
Since: May 25, 2004
Jul 28, 2004 12:24 am To Go to the store and get tp
guitwizzNothing doesnt give me gasMember
Since: May 25, 2004
Jul 28, 2004 12:31 am OH!!!!! Maybe you meant on a broader spectrum... hmmm.... I guess Ill get the 20 pack.....
tonyd1970The fat one always watches us.Member
Since: Nov 08, 2002
Aug 02, 2004 01:54 pm 1) clean gutters, as i have waterfalls front and back
2) fight weeds, my yard is a weed
3) replace drywall where pipe leaked and ruined drywall. then repaint
4)do new song
5)finish 19 old songs
6)take picture for album cover
7)finish network on ship in seattle
8)do network on ship in hawaii
9)finish watching "Starsky and Hutch" (nota good flick) and return
10)get hair cut
11)wash truck
12)make baby
13)practice Gallows Pole, cause i like it
14)find someone who boughta supertramp cd (harder than you think) cause the wife has sudden intrest. very scary.
15)move "primerica" investments so that i earn money instead of losing money.
16) go home, have beer, have a whiskey, sit and rid myself of jet lag.....
17) replace strings on elect guitar, and one acoustic (the other acoustic i did on the road)
These were not in order, but im sure you can figure whats gonna happen today, and whats gonna happen......not today
Aug 02, 2004 02:06 pm Tony
That is one HELLUVA schedule Buddy!!
I'd fire number 12 to the top the list nad leave the rest til tommorow :-)!!
After all, if you do the rest of yer list you'll never get nowt else done!
Coco.
tonyd1970The fat one always watches us.Member
Since: Nov 08, 2002
Aug 02, 2004 02:18 pm lol, i put up some band names for ya.
Aug 02, 2004 03:45 pm shepherdsam, nice fark reference.
my to-do list:
1)graduate college so i can dedicate all my time and money to music.
2)get my website up and moving again. god it showed so much potential back when i started it.
3)ultimate goal: make music for a living. even if it just barely pays rent and food. and get a cd or two out there to the world.
Aug 02, 2004 05:48 pm hey tone, ive got a supertramp cd...
Aug 02, 2004 05:50 pm oh, hang on, thats not my usual thingy...ermmm better try remember my password then...
zekthedeadcowEat Spam before it eats YOU!!!Member
Since: May 11, 2002
Aug 02, 2004 06:31 pm 1. Finish feature independent movie (I'm technical director/audioguy weee)
2. Buy DV VTR for use on movie
3. Buy Nagra reel recorder for use on movie
4. fix my shotgun mic for use on movie
5. Cast & crew call in september ...for movie... joy
6. pass all my classes this quarter so I can finally graduate!!! :)
7. Finish EP
8. move out of parents house again (I'm 25 and a loser :) )
9. Find 16 track reel recorder at garage sale for $5
10 promote movie when finished and recover from expected nervous breakdown.
11. cry for 3 days after movie premier... unless it sucks then cry for 2 weeks...
CrashIgnorance Is StrengthMember
Since: Nov 10, 2002
Aug 02, 2004 10:52 pm write a blues song about insanity and suffering
tonyd1970The fat one always watches us.Member
Since: Nov 08, 2002
Aug 03, 2004 09:36 am my truck broke down on highway 95
feel dam lucky just to be alive
going down to mako's bar and grill
going down to drink, till i get my fill
its a typical, country song
where everything in life
just goes wrong
think thats bad, ya know i got even worse
my poor dog lucky, got runover by a hurse (sp?)
my 29th wife left just the other day
but thats alright i didnt like her much anyway
its a typical, country song
where everything in life
just goes wrong
I drank all my money, and i cant pay my rent
and i cant find a place to pitch my tent
My bar tab's known, both far and wide,
when i come in, the bar tenders hide
so its a typical, country song
where everything in life
just goes wrong
ya its a typical, country song
where everything in life
just goes wrong
flame...bringing sexy backMember
Since: Jul 01, 2002
Aug 03, 2004 12:26 pm thats genius tony!
tonyd1970The fat one always watches us.Member
Since: Nov 08, 2002
Aug 03, 2004 01:35 pm Well, im not sure about that, give'er a whirl-
CrashIgnorance Is StrengthMember
Since: Nov 10, 2002
Aug 03, 2004 08:15 pm cool song, i'll do a rough, sounds like the key of G to me.
Aug 03, 2004 08:19 pm Thats pretty gid Tony...Aye - quite like that one maself..good call Flame - a wee bit of genuis there...
Some nice accoustics, maybes a wee harmonica...sweet!
Coco.
tonyd1970The fat one always watches us.Member
Since: Nov 08, 2002
Aug 04, 2004 07:31 am how do you spell "hurse"?
Aug 04, 2004 07:34 am as in the car? hearse
tonyd1970The fat one always watches us.Member
Since: Nov 08, 2002
Aug 04, 2004 07:47 am Thanks dude- thats been buggin me.... public schull edukation
SKOTZILLApSyChOTTic-da caps spell me nameMember
Since: Aug 07, 2004
Aug 09, 2004 08:26 pm Flood clean-up sux. We got 19 inches of rain water in our house last labor day. 16 families on our street had the same experience. It ruined our fridge, stove, couches, beds, walls, floors, family albums, dressers, everything that got wet. No recording equipment tho. Check your homeowners policies to make sure you're covered if water seeps in from outside. Ours didn't, and most don't unless you're in a flood plane (next to a river or sumpm). That's all done, so this is what's next.
1-Get this film editing software to burn DVD's faster.
2-Own and operate a mobile recording suite.
3-Be good enough to get a Shrapnel Records release.
